Saturday, October 17
Spartanburg, SC
9:00 AM / 9:45 AM
Charleston Southern University Athletics
at
Upstate Invitational
Photo by: Michael Causey/CSU Sports
Bucs Place Three In Top Five at Upstate Invite to Win the Meet
10/17/2026 6:01:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Charleston Southern wrapped up their regular season on Saturday morning at the Upstate Invite. The Buccaneers won the meet over Duke and #23 Furman with Martin Iriondo claiming the individual title at race as well.
Charleston Southern tallied a team score of 46 points ahead of Duke with 53 who claimed second. In total, there were 37 teams entered the field at the race including conference foes in Radford, USC Upstate, Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian.
Martin Iriondo won the meet with a time of 23:47.9 ahead of Furman's Colin Eckerman at 23:52.4. Griffin Gillespie took third with a 23:55.9 while Elijah Pabon was fifth at 24:00.6. William Reid claimed 19th at 24:31.0 and Collin Kleinhen was the team's fifth finished to conclude the scoring with his time of 24:34.8 for 22nd.
Also running at the race included Andrew Cleland (23rd – 24:38.4), Lin Scott (34th – 24:54.6), Earlon Baker (36th – 24:57.7) to have eight different Buccaneers run times under 25 minutes. Others who had solid showings included Jackson Lovvorn (42nd – 25:06.9), Rogan Arriaga (53rd – 25:14.6), Austin Jugenheimer (55th – 25:15.0), Iwan Thomas (56th – 25:15.1) and Jayden Phillips (59th – 25:18.6).
The Buccaneers will be returning to Spartanburg for their next two meets. Up next is the Big South Championships at the end of the month on Friday, October 30 with the men seeking their seventh consecutive conference championship and the women seeking their first. Charleston Southern will be back at this course for the third time of 2026 for the NCAA Southeast Regionals on Friday, November 13 looking to punch their tickets to the NCAA Championships.
CSU Individual Results
1 – Martin Iriondo– 23:47.9
3 – Griffin Gillespie – 23:55.9
5 – Elijah Pabon – 24:00.6
19 – William Reid – 24:31.0
22 – Collin Kleinhen – 24:34.8
23 – Andrew Cleland – 24:38.4
34 – Lin Scott – 24:54.6
36 – Earlon Baker – 24:57.7
42 – Jackson Lovvorn – 25:06.9
53 – Rogan Arriaga – 25:14.6
55 – Austin Jugenheimer – 25:15.0
56 – Iwan Thomas – 25:15.1
59 – Jayden Phillips – 25:18.6
86 – Jones Barber – 25:45.0
100 – Ben Sherrill – 25:59.9
104 – Zaiden Lane – 26:04.8
144 – Zac Henderson – 26:34.6
168 – Simeon Henson – 26:56.2
178 – Brendan Hitchcock – 27:01.1
Final Team Results (Top 10 of 37)
1 – Charleston Southern (46)
2 – Duke (53)
3 – #23 Furman (120)
4 – Davidson (121)
5 – UNC Greensboro (150)
6 – Western Carolina (157)
7 – Radford (186)
8 – Coastal Carolina (214)
9 – Pfeiffer (271)
10 – Col. Of Charleston (278)
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Fans can support Charleston Southern Athletics through the Buc Club.
For the latest information on CSU cross country, follow the teams on social media or visit www.CSUSports.com.
Charleston Southern tallied a team score of 46 points ahead of Duke with 53 who claimed second. In total, there were 37 teams entered the field at the race including conference foes in Radford, USC Upstate, Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian.
Martin Iriondo won the meet with a time of 23:47.9 ahead of Furman's Colin Eckerman at 23:52.4. Griffin Gillespie took third with a 23:55.9 while Elijah Pabon was fifth at 24:00.6. William Reid claimed 19th at 24:31.0 and Collin Kleinhen was the team's fifth finished to conclude the scoring with his time of 24:34.8 for 22nd.
Also running at the race included Andrew Cleland (23rd – 24:38.4), Lin Scott (34th – 24:54.6), Earlon Baker (36th – 24:57.7) to have eight different Buccaneers run times under 25 minutes. Others who had solid showings included Jackson Lovvorn (42nd – 25:06.9), Rogan Arriaga (53rd – 25:14.6), Austin Jugenheimer (55th – 25:15.0), Iwan Thomas (56th – 25:15.1) and Jayden Phillips (59th – 25:18.6).
The Buccaneers will be returning to Spartanburg for their next two meets. Up next is the Big South Championships at the end of the month on Friday, October 30 with the men seeking their seventh consecutive conference championship and the women seeking their first. Charleston Southern will be back at this course for the third time of 2026 for the NCAA Southeast Regionals on Friday, November 13 looking to punch their tickets to the NCAA Championships.
CSU Individual Results
1 – Martin Iriondo– 23:47.9
3 – Griffin Gillespie – 23:55.9
5 – Elijah Pabon – 24:00.6
19 – William Reid – 24:31.0
22 – Collin Kleinhen – 24:34.8
23 – Andrew Cleland – 24:38.4
34 – Lin Scott – 24:54.6
36 – Earlon Baker – 24:57.7
42 – Jackson Lovvorn – 25:06.9
53 – Rogan Arriaga – 25:14.6
55 – Austin Jugenheimer – 25:15.0
56 – Iwan Thomas – 25:15.1
59 – Jayden Phillips – 25:18.6
86 – Jones Barber – 25:45.0
100 – Ben Sherrill – 25:59.9
104 – Zaiden Lane – 26:04.8
144 – Zac Henderson – 26:34.6
168 – Simeon Henson – 26:56.2
178 – Brendan Hitchcock – 27:01.1
Final Team Results (Top 10 of 37)
1 – Charleston Southern (46)
2 – Duke (53)
3 – #23 Furman (120)
4 – Davidson (121)
5 – UNC Greensboro (150)
6 – Western Carolina (157)
7 – Radford (186)
8 – Coastal Carolina (214)
9 – Pfeiffer (271)
10 – Col. Of Charleston (278)
Support the Buccaneers
Fans can support Charleston Southern Athletics through the Buc Club.
For the latest information on CSU cross country, follow the teams on social media or visit www.CSUSports.com.
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